As an observance of Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 14, 2021 - 2:37pm
Bluffton Area Ministerial Association, BAMA, invites the community to join together during Week of Prayer and Christian Unity Jan. 18 to 25.
In recent years, the BAMA pastors marked the week with an annual pulpit exchange.
“In the exchange, congregations welcome a pastor from another local church to lead worship, demonstrating the importance of strong ecumenical relationships within the body of Christ, the universal Church,” said Rev. Karol Farris Schilling, pastor of Bluffton Presbyterian Church.
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 14, 2021 - 2:10pm
Jo Anna (Diller) Croft, 79, of Bluffton, died Jan. 13, 2021. Click here for her obituary. The following thoughts and memories were provided by her family
Jo was kind and loving, she exuded warmth and set all at ease with her calming demeanor.
She was raised in Bluffton and graduated with a teaching degree from Bluffton University. Jo was beloved by students in her elementary and Montessori school classrooms.
She was raised in Bluffton and graduated with a teaching degree from Bluffton University. On Aug. 4, 1990, she married Bill Croft and they were married 30 years.
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 14, 2021 - 1:55pm
In coordination with the state roll out of COVID-19 vaccine, several area health care providers will begin administering vaccine to those age 80 and older starting next week, by appointment only.
Allen County Public Health will maintain a list on their website and update it as providers are identified in the county. Click here for the website.
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 14, 2021 - 1:34pm
Technically a gaggle of Canada Geese is the term used when the birds are in the air. So, what do we call them when they gaggle, team or skein in the National Quarry? You guess is as good as ours. Here's this winter's familiar flock, gaggling or not, in the quarry.
Abraham Lugibihl was born Nov. 11, 1838, in Riley Township. He was the sixth of 10 children born to John C. and Anna Marie “Thüler” (Americanized to Diller) Luginbuhl. The family came from France in 1824 to Holmes County, Ohio, and then to Riley Township in 1837.